Quick Fire®Panicle HydrangeaHydrangeapaniculata

The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

Flower Season

Fall

Mature Size

96"96"

Height

72 - 96"

Spread

72 - 96"

This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 8

Zones are based on the lowest average temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If your zone is equal to or higher than the zone listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

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Features

The first to bloom!

Quick Fire® hydrangea blooms about a month before any other panicle hydrangea - usually by 4th of July in our West Michigan trial gardens. Flowers open pure white then turn pink, and will be an extremely dark rosy-pink in the fall. The flower color on Quick Fire hydrangea is not affected by soil pH. Blooms on this super-hardy and easy to grow hydrangea are produced on new wood, which means that you will see flowers even after even the harshest winters. Beautiful for use as a cut (fresh or dried) flower. Unlike other panicle hydrangeas, Quick Fire also has excellent fall foliage color for a final hurrah before winter.

A very hardy flowering shrub good for full sun locations - the hotter your climate, however, the more shade the plant will require. Perfect for a mixed container. Good for groupings and in mass plantings, shrub and perennial borders, as a specimen, a screen or a hedge.

Maintenance Notes:

Panicle hydrangeas like Quick Fire are very easy to care for. They can grow in most soils, provided they are well-drained.

Panicle hydrangeas bloom on new wood, which means they can be pruned in spring and will still bloom that season. We recommend cutting them back by about one-third their total height in early spring, just as the new growth is beginning to emerge on the stems. This will serve to remove the spent blooms and ensure that the season's growth comes from the heavier, thicker buds further down the plant.

If blooms do not age to pink and red, this indicates that the plant is either in too much shade, that it experienced drought stress, or that night time temperatures were unusually high.

Planted 3 plants last yr and looking for more at local gardening stores. Mine were planted in the fall and almost instantly started turning pink! They require hardly any care my pup knocked some of the blooms off in the fall after they had turned pink and they came right back in the spring, (now guarded from the pup) I recommend these plants as they require little care for a lot of beauty...

diane craig

Indiana

United States

11 weeks ago

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

Robert C Wood

New Hampshire

United States

1 year ago

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

Robert C Wood

New Hampshire

United States

1 year ago

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

This shrub prefers full sun to light shade. Grown in part shade (6 hrs of sun/day or on the West side of a house) it takes 3 or more years to establish itself before becoming full and blooming well. I highly recommend this hydrangea for mostly sunny sites with good root mulch to help retain moisture. Based on its performance in my yard (West side, hot afternoon sun) I doubt it would perform well with Eastern or Northern exposure in all but the warmest, sunniest climates.

Jayde

Wisconsin

United States

2 years ago

Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.

Planted 3 Quickfire Last fall while they have grown and look healthy there has been no blooms. I am so disappointed! They easily get 6 hours of sun each day. I will probably ask for my money back if they do not bloom. I fetilized lightly this spring and did not cut back. They grew from abou 10" to about 24" tall. I have 4 limelights purchased from another source that are amazing and bloom profusely. Not sure what is going on.

Elise Olsen

North Carolina

United States

3 years ago

Marginally Adequate Performed below expectations but may be willing to try again.

A great specimen plant, however it needs to be made deer resistant. Not two weeks after planting the leaves were stripped off.
Other than that it is a great plant and I plan to use more.

Tyler

Michigan

United States

3 years ago

Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.

I have had this hydrangea for about 6 years now. While it was young I keep pruning it into a tree form. It is now full grown (8' tall) and is one of the most asked about shrubs in my garden. It is so showy and I just love how long the flowers keep that beautiful red color. It does not require a lot of upkeep. Just trimming off the dry flowers in Spring and light pruning. I am now anxious to get Little Quick Fire!

Cheryl Dexter

New York

United States

3 years ago

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.

We bought two of these about 2-3 months ago, planted them and they haven't skipped a beat. They bloom constantly, and at this writing, the flowers are changing to a deep rose color. They are flanking our garden gate just off our porch, and just light up the garden. No problems with these at all, they just make me smile whenever I see them. Easy to grow, I would recommend.

Marguerite

West Virginia

United States

5 years ago

Outstanding My favorite plant, I recommend to others all the time and explain the reasons why I like it so much.

This is a lovely shrub, requires very little attention and attracts all kinds of bees and butterflies in mid-summer. Starts out with lovely white fragrant blooms that slowly turn a deep reddish pink . The blooms dry well for winter use .

Rosemary Stuart-Libbey

Maine

United States

5 years ago

Above Average Superior performance, among my favorites, would recommend to others.